Part Six
Phoebe sat in her office at a desk and doodled on a pad of paper as she held the phone to her ear. After Piper sideway comments about the phone bill over the last couple of months she had decided that it was easier to call Jason from work then she would just claim it was for work later to Elise.
She smiled as she listened to her boyfriend's voice. She loved spending time with him and it was just getting so hard conducting such a long distance relationship. Maybe that's why she had been so judgmental of Paige's date yesterday. Paige had a potential relationship that did not cross a state, country or even magic boarders.
"So what's happening with you?" Phoebe asked curiously down the phone.
"Not too much other than work." Jason replied, "So how's things at the Halliwell manor?"
"Hectic." Phoebe told him, "Leo is still away with work, which leaves me and Piper a bit lonely especially with Paige dating someone new."
"Hmm," Jason answered before pausing for a couple of seconds. "Is that Chris bloke still there?"
Phoebe smiled slightly to herself, "Are you jealous?"
"Well he's a strange man that is living in a house with my beautiful girlfriend." Jason explained. "Its only natural."
Phoebe burst out into a small fit of laughter, the thought that she could ever seriously think of Chris anyway in that fashion. Yes he was relatively cute but he was unbelievable annoying and there just felt like there was something quite right about him. Yet there was some small part of her that felt quite pleased that Jason was a little jealous and uneasy.
"You've no need to worry." She told him. "Chris is Leo's cousin and would never dream of acting in anyway like that towards us. Besides why would I need him when I've got you?"
"That's a very good point and I promise to be back soon."
"Good."
* * *
Paige made her way back downstairs a couple of hours after she had been rudely awaken earlier. She brushes her hands down her suit in an attempt to smooth out any left over creases as she smelt the roses that had been sent to her earlier. At least one thing seemed to be going right at the moment.
"Another interview?"
The youngest Charmed One turned around to see her eldest sister holding Wyatt in the doorway to the living room. She smiled at Piper as she saw Wyatt wave his little hand back at her a gurgle spit down his mother top.
"Yeah."
Piper smiled back at her, "You know I think your three suits have seen more daylight over the last month than they did when you actually had a job."
"Your probably right there." Paige agreed with a slight grin. "I'm glad to see you feeling better and back to your old self."
"And my old self would ask you about the guy who set you roses."
"And that's where I have to leave to get turned down for another job." Paige explained before grabbing her car keys and heading out of the door.
"Oh come on Paige, I've got to live my love life through someone." Piper called after her.
"Sorry Pipe, it's a no go." Paige explained as she closed the door behind her. "I'll see you later."
She smiled to herself as she got into her car. There was no possible way that she was going to let any details slip before she knew if anything was going to happen. Anything else than that would just be temping fate.
* * *
Paige pulled her car up into the driveway back at the manor. She got out of her car she noticed Chris sitting on the front steps. She sent the young whitelighter a smile, she sometimes felt sorry for him. He was so isolated with the rest of them and was spending increasing amount of time sitting out of the manor on the steps.
"Hey." She said as she made her way over towards the door. "Your lucky you don't have to try and get a job, this magical birth-right really puts the dampener on it."
"You'll get on sooner or later."
"I hope so," Paige replied as she kept her hand on the door. "You coming inside?"
Chris looked at Paige for a couple of seconds. She was the most likeable of the charmed ones and the one that had tended to give him the most time. He smiled as he catch her eye.
"Can I ask you something?"
Paige looked doubtfully at Chris for a couple of seconds before shrugging it off. "Go for it?"
"What do you see in Josef?" Chris asked. "I mean you could do so much better."
"Well," Paige explained. "The only thing that people seem to have a problem with is his age. OI mean if he was fifteen years younger everyone would be telling me to go for it, but because he's not everyone is warning me off him. And to be honest I don't care about age."
"But there's people your age that are interested." Chris told her.
"Don't."
Chris grabbed Paige arm and pulled her towards him. It was now or never, and he was never a person to doubt his own actions. He moved his lips closer to hers' as he held her arms and gently but forceful started to kiss her.
Paige's eyes opened widely as she felt Chris lips on hers. She used her strength to push his arms away and turned to slap him across the face. Nobody took liberties with her especially if they knew that she was possible at the start of a relationship. She was not that kind of woman.
"I said don't."
Chris watched as Paige disappeared into the manor and slammed the door behind her. He rubbed his arm on his check as he felt both his pride and his face hurt. The young whitelighter quickly opened the door again.
"Paige, wait, Paige."
Phoebe sat in her office at a desk and doodled on a pad of paper as she held the phone to her ear. After Piper sideway comments about the phone bill over the last couple of months she had decided that it was easier to call Jason from work then she would just claim it was for work later to Elise.
She smiled as she listened to her boyfriend's voice. She loved spending time with him and it was just getting so hard conducting such a long distance relationship. Maybe that's why she had been so judgmental of Paige's date yesterday. Paige had a potential relationship that did not cross a state, country or even magic boarders.
"So what's happening with you?" Phoebe asked curiously down the phone.
"Not too much other than work." Jason replied, "So how's things at the Halliwell manor?"
"Hectic." Phoebe told him, "Leo is still away with work, which leaves me and Piper a bit lonely especially with Paige dating someone new."
"Hmm," Jason answered before pausing for a couple of seconds. "Is that Chris bloke still there?"
Phoebe smiled slightly to herself, "Are you jealous?"
"Well he's a strange man that is living in a house with my beautiful girlfriend." Jason explained. "Its only natural."
Phoebe burst out into a small fit of laughter, the thought that she could ever seriously think of Chris anyway in that fashion. Yes he was relatively cute but he was unbelievable annoying and there just felt like there was something quite right about him. Yet there was some small part of her that felt quite pleased that Jason was a little jealous and uneasy.
"You've no need to worry." She told him. "Chris is Leo's cousin and would never dream of acting in anyway like that towards us. Besides why would I need him when I've got you?"
"That's a very good point and I promise to be back soon."
"Good."
* * *
Paige made her way back downstairs a couple of hours after she had been rudely awaken earlier. She brushes her hands down her suit in an attempt to smooth out any left over creases as she smelt the roses that had been sent to her earlier. At least one thing seemed to be going right at the moment.
"Another interview?"
The youngest Charmed One turned around to see her eldest sister holding Wyatt in the doorway to the living room. She smiled at Piper as she saw Wyatt wave his little hand back at her a gurgle spit down his mother top.
"Yeah."
Piper smiled back at her, "You know I think your three suits have seen more daylight over the last month than they did when you actually had a job."
"Your probably right there." Paige agreed with a slight grin. "I'm glad to see you feeling better and back to your old self."
"And my old self would ask you about the guy who set you roses."
"And that's where I have to leave to get turned down for another job." Paige explained before grabbing her car keys and heading out of the door.
"Oh come on Paige, I've got to live my love life through someone." Piper called after her.
"Sorry Pipe, it's a no go." Paige explained as she closed the door behind her. "I'll see you later."
She smiled to herself as she got into her car. There was no possible way that she was going to let any details slip before she knew if anything was going to happen. Anything else than that would just be temping fate.
* * *
Paige pulled her car up into the driveway back at the manor. She got out of her car she noticed Chris sitting on the front steps. She sent the young whitelighter a smile, she sometimes felt sorry for him. He was so isolated with the rest of them and was spending increasing amount of time sitting out of the manor on the steps.
"Hey." She said as she made her way over towards the door. "Your lucky you don't have to try and get a job, this magical birth-right really puts the dampener on it."
"You'll get on sooner or later."
"I hope so," Paige replied as she kept her hand on the door. "You coming inside?"
Chris looked at Paige for a couple of seconds. She was the most likeable of the charmed ones and the one that had tended to give him the most time. He smiled as he catch her eye.
"Can I ask you something?"
Paige looked doubtfully at Chris for a couple of seconds before shrugging it off. "Go for it?"
"What do you see in Josef?" Chris asked. "I mean you could do so much better."
"Well," Paige explained. "The only thing that people seem to have a problem with is his age. OI mean if he was fifteen years younger everyone would be telling me to go for it, but because he's not everyone is warning me off him. And to be honest I don't care about age."
"But there's people your age that are interested." Chris told her.
"Don't."
Chris grabbed Paige arm and pulled her towards him. It was now or never, and he was never a person to doubt his own actions. He moved his lips closer to hers' as he held her arms and gently but forceful started to kiss her.
Paige's eyes opened widely as she felt Chris lips on hers. She used her strength to push his arms away and turned to slap him across the face. Nobody took liberties with her especially if they knew that she was possible at the start of a relationship. She was not that kind of woman.
"I said don't."
Chris watched as Paige disappeared into the manor and slammed the door behind her. He rubbed his arm on his check as he felt both his pride and his face hurt. The young whitelighter quickly opened the door again.
"Paige, wait, Paige."